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03-29-2012, 08:45 AM
Filed under: Motorsports (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/), Hirings/Firings/Layoffs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hirings-firings/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Volkswagen (http://www.autoblog.com/category/volkswagen/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/03/web-jost-capito.jpgFew know performance and racing like Jost Capito (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Jost+Capito/). The speed-obsessed auto exec started out developing high-performance engines for BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/bmw), then headed the motorsport department at Porsche (http://www.autoblog.com/porsche) before taking up senior management positions with the Sauber (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sauber) Formula One team.
He also won the Dakar (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/dakar) rally as a co-pilot, but his most recent post has been with Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford). There he oversaw the amalgamation of the company's global performance divisions - including SVT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/svt) in the States and RS in the UK - and ushered such vehicles as the SVT Raptor (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150+svt+raptor/), Focus RS (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/focus+rs), new Fiesta ST (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fiesta+st) and the Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby+gt500/) into production, all the while managing Ford's effort in the World Rally Championship (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/wrc).
The Ford chapter in Capito's considerable career, however, is drawing to a close as Dearborn has announced his departure and Wolfsburg his arrival. Effective May 1, Capito will be heading up Volkswagen (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen) Motorsport, taking over for Kris Nissen, who managed the back-to-back-to-back victories Volkswagen took at Dakar.
In his new capacity, Capito will presumably be running the company's new WRC effort, but we wouldn't mind seeing his footprint on the next generation of GTI and R models, either. Look below (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/03/29/jost-capito-leaving-ford-svt-for-volkswagen-motorsport/#continued) for the official announcement.Continue reading Jost Capito leaving Ford SVT for Volkswagen Motorsport (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/29/jost-capito-leaving-ford-svt-for-volkswagen-motorsport/)
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/03/web-jost-capito.jpgFew know performance and racing like Jost Capito (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Jost+Capito/). The speed-obsessed auto exec started out developing high-performance engines for BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/bmw), then headed the motorsport department at Porsche (http://www.autoblog.com/porsche) before taking up senior management positions with the Sauber (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sauber) Formula One team.
He also won the Dakar (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/dakar) rally as a co-pilot, but his most recent post has been with Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford). There he oversaw the amalgamation of the company's global performance divisions - including SVT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/svt) in the States and RS in the UK - and ushered such vehicles as the SVT Raptor (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150+svt+raptor/), Focus RS (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/focus+rs), new Fiesta ST (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fiesta+st) and the Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby+gt500/) into production, all the while managing Ford's effort in the World Rally Championship (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/wrc).
The Ford chapter in Capito's considerable career, however, is drawing to a close as Dearborn has announced his departure and Wolfsburg his arrival. Effective May 1, Capito will be heading up Volkswagen (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen) Motorsport, taking over for Kris Nissen, who managed the back-to-back-to-back victories Volkswagen took at Dakar.
In his new capacity, Capito will presumably be running the company's new WRC effort, but we wouldn't mind seeing his footprint on the next generation of GTI and R models, either. Look below (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/03/29/jost-capito-leaving-ford-svt-for-volkswagen-motorsport/#continued) for the official announcement.Continue reading Jost Capito leaving Ford SVT for Volkswagen Motorsport (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/29/jost-capito-leaving-ford-svt-for-volkswagen-motorsport/)
Jost Capito leaving Ford SVT for Volkswagen Motorsport (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/29/jost-capito-leaving-ford-svt-for-volkswagen-motorsport/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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